"Never judge a book by its cover"

A pierced (ex-)librarian....whatever next....where will it all end? I really don't know, but this is my story so far.

About me:Born in 1948, which makes me...OK, so you do the math.
Eyes - Green.
Height - 5ft 9ins.
Weight - currently 154lbs (but trying to get it down).
Starsign - Libra: the sign of a balanced personality, hmmm.

Likes:Being nice to people. Beautiful golden sunsets. Cacti: the way they defy the odds of nature.
Chinese food. Feeling the need not to take anything too seriously.
A long soak in a hot tub. On-line shopping. Relaxing and doing nothing occasionally.
Sixties' music.
Oh - and BME, of course.

Favourite film of all time:Casablanca.

Dislikes:Whingers - 'If you can't cheer up, shut up'.
Cold wet winter days. Homophobia. Indecision. ISPs that cut out on you after two hours. Junk mail that's sent in an envelope saying "Important - This is not a circular". Machines that don't work like they're supposed to. Weak coffee.
Websites that say only 'Under construction'.
Cruelty to animals - remember, they were here first.

My buddy pics:You're out of luck here: there aren't any. Why not? Not because I don't have any buddies - there are lots of really great people here on IAM. But I didn't want to put up a screenful of buddies just because everyone else's page has one. I like to be an individual, to do what's right for me - that's what BME is all about, really.... Just in case you were wondering.

My character:(And here I quote from the results of a psychometric test): "Happy in his own company. Prefers to make his own decisions. Co-operative and obliging. Avoids conflict. Modest. Even temperament. Non-emotional. Relaxed. Copes without being flustered. Concentrates on the big picture rather than the detail. Quite radical. A challenge rather than the conventional. Non-conformist. Disorganized. Spontaneous reactions. Solution-focussed. High expediency. Finds his own way of doing things. Confident intellectual. Generates interesting, practical ideas."

My chastity:
Ever wondered what it's like to be locked up in a chastity belt? You can read all about my chastity escapades in the IAM Chastity Forum

My corsets:
Yes - I wear a corset! My current favourite to be laced up in is my black 28" PVC one, which you can see along with my others in my Corset Collection gallery.

My counter:
Currently at:
- Thanks for stopping by: enjoy your visit!

My days as a schoolboy:

Me... as a second-former, aged 12!

Click the photo to read the story in words and pictures of my days as a grammar-school pupil in the 1960s.

Diary

Earlier this year - Easter to be precise - I had to have my right nipple re-pierced. My old ring had migrated so far forward it was causing me considerable discomfort, and it had got to the point where it was hanging on by little more than willpower! I faced up to the inevitable, had it re-done in a deeper position, and so far it's proved successful. Only trouble is - because I'd had the old ones stretched - it's created a curiously lopsided effect. My navel ring has not survived, either. When recently I got my first tattoo - diary entry coming shortly (I promise!!) - we sussed out that the weight of my (stretched) navel ring was altogether too much and I've taken it out and will soon be getting a matching top and bottom pair by way of replacements. Pictures in the next week or so if all goes according to plan!

Well...what can I say? Only that I was amazed that Shannon had spotted me uploading my T-Shirt pic and when he said "might even put it on the cover" I had thought 'Yeah, right, haha'. When I was doing my page I did wonder if anyone was ever actually going to read it, so it's been a terrific boost to receive all the nice things people have said as well. Thanks!
Moral in the story: never underestimate the value of your efforts.

Just finished giving my nine-day-old septum the second of its daily cleans - performed with cotton wool soaked in sea-salt solution. Like many people, I had to have it pierced with a retainer so it won't show at work (I shudder to think what the boss would say if he knew), and over the past week I've become quite adept at feeling around inside my nose to make sure I'm getting into the right places. I think I must be succeeding, because it's starting to occasionally itch like mad instead of feeling sore like I've got a really heavy cold - I hope that's a good sign. Looking forward to being able to get a ring or a barbell in it; a couple of weeks the piercer said, which I thought was a bit soon, but maybe not!

I really can't believe how much fun I've had doing this ... nor how easy it was! Thanks to Shannon for making it all possible in the first place, and to my wife for putting up with my incessant shouts of "Can you come and ....?"
Stay tuned for the next instalment!

Petition

So... How are YOU going to give your support to IAM in the coming weeks?

The following people signed this petition:

kyo"(Take and submit good pics, get a new tatt, and review experiences)"Jen"(sent in cash, submitted a story and will try & get good pix)"CT"(Updates of my sleeve when I start it shortly.)"barcode"(thank you for your continued efforts and kind interest!)"t-snake"(Too much of my very little free time spent reviewing experiences)"Cerra"(Reviewing, as usual.)"Narakyndryn"(If all goes aok, I'll have a few more experiences to share.)"nobcatz"(take some pics. for IAM diary)"Anna"(i hope i will have lowbrets to take pictures!)"cenobite"(Just discovered reviewing experiences.)"snodogj"(More experience reviews and more ink pics...after tonight...)"Stormchaser"(Hi, right now: submitting. reviewing once could also be an option)"bodybuilderef"(More sumissions, iam submissive!)"Erica"(Lots o' reviewing)"havoq"(Sending new pictures, writing experiences, and sending in some $)"titanium_angel"(Just put in my tongue experience, and will keep reviewing!)"PrettyHateMachine"(Reviewing experiences! I want to be in the top 100 reviewers soon)"rogue83"(I don`t have interesting stories or pics, I`ll just sent the £`s )"MrHorus"(hopefully i'll buy some stuff from the shop over xmas)"CactusWitch"(Pay for continued membership, review and submit more experiences)"Curt"(continue to review experiences and ante up via paypal as well.)"ali719"(Reviewing, submitting, paying for IAM)"-Matt-"(A few days ago I submitted a story to BME)"ozzisme"(Pictures, experiences, reviewing. All that good stuff.)"merrry"(I'm going to take your advice! HUGS,,,,,)"Lullay"(Continue editing and submitting experienes, add photos + Paypal.)"The Wong Fuckin Person"(submitted a bunch of pics, and review experiences now and then)"Betty London"(Review review review!)"starless_dark"(Submitted some pictures and might try to finish some experiences)"Suuz"(write an experience as soon as i get something new )"yarddog"(comment, sign peoples pages and inprove mine)"sweetcheeks"(Bombared the experience engine with my awesome tattoo experiences)"strawberry"(Write good experiences, sponsor people if I can, buy a subscrip.)"EternalLife"(Reviewing and submitting experiences!)"ducttapedave"(Finish writing my experiences and take pictures that don't suck)"carterlite"(review more expieriences! and buy something at the shop.)"earsofa"(submit stuff...and stuff...and stuff.)"aniorange"(I am going to submit some more experience, and read them)"Maladjusted"(Submitted new experience and started reviewing others again.)"lilfunky1"(experience reviews, submitting pix, buying from bmeshop ect ect)"Calhoun58"(just submitted more pics)"extremehard"(yes I wont, but my english is too bad)"Jake"(i just rejoined under the paid membership option)"shalla_bal"(I have been a supporter in many ways for a year+ now !!!!)"cirrin"(More reviewing)"fishywoman"(write, review, pics, $, whatever and whenever I can )"Don"(I'm going to submit my spinal bars as an experience this weekend)"wolfbane"(Reviewing and submitting experiences as well as photographs.)"scrunnel"(I promise I will finally get around to writing some experiences.)"luvpain99"(Sending in pictures, videos, BMEShop, and ocassional money.)"kaylah"(Review Experiences!!)"marq 2.0"(Continue reviewing experiences)"pierced_vein"(.well i bought 5 shirts and got 5 months free membership.)"Psycho_fly"(review experiances)"Xotchil"(i'm going to have a piercing party and post pictures!!!)"fuck_life"(review every english and very ocassional chinese articles!)"Desert Rat"(reviewing and adding expiriences, photos of my work.,bmeshop, etc)"_amberx00"(I'm Going to add my Ear Stretching Experience :D)"Petra Pan"(submit pics, write experience..)"hailshimmer"(Keep at least one more horrib written experience from your queue.)"Ashley"(Once I get my tax return, most of it's going towards IAM/BME.)"macacu"(go to as many bme events and take tons of pictures)"phoenixxx"(pics of my nipple scarification...)"INGUSWETRUST"(content )"Biscoito"(more photos i think !)"Paindreamer"(Submitt pics, continue review and submitt experience)"seeeingred"(I am going to use BME to learn more about Body Modification.)"MizzGrell"(I just submitted a story and I'll turn in some pictures asap :D)"DragonHeart"(will be adding info, pics, etc about my genital project over time)"vonfaust"(reviewing more experiences, writing more, being me. ;D)"PatrickB"(Been for years init?)"little_angel"(pay my membership, submit pix, sponsor friends *5 so far* & shop!)"DreamsOfJade"(Try to write up an experiance that is happening this wednesday)"Dawnie"(As usual. Submit pictures, experiences and review some!)"nadineynuisance"(reviewing and submitting experiences!)"Ren"(Continue sending pics and experiences, and money when I have it.)"dead/inside"(Holding a BME BBQ in Big Rapids, MI)"SivaAngel"(i review experiences, write some and sent in pictures.)"zoisite"(I've arranged a "BME photo shoot" for Vancouver IAMmers!)"tengu"('bout time for some experience submissions, methinks.)"SaintMary"(I have six rolls of film to develope and more reviewing to do.)"primhauk"(I love reviewing experiences.....)"Ballpain"(gonna keep submitting and subscribing. Doing both is best!)"karma"(review experiences)"Jewf"(Im one of the top reviewers. I plan to keep it up.)"fairysnatch"( )"Dreadlocksmile"(Writing more experiences, reviewing other peoples & more photos!)"Lady_Stardust"(I've paid $10 and I'll submit new photos!)"TattooedRedhead"(I regularly use the plastic cash card in my wallet to give to BME)"Lilith"(Write experiences when I can, and pay for the IAM membership)"screwed"(New pics, and I should be part of the BME 4 Life club soon....)"doxgukka"(writting exp, buying tees, submitting pics. )"Devoured_by_Envy"(submitted pictures, reviwed and submitted experiences)"Temescal"(pics and money)"Cricky"(more photos)"spookie"(I'd like to sponsor someone eventually. )"Spacy"(experiece reviewing, writing, submit pics and if got money bmesho)"Hell on Wheels"(write,send pictures, tell friends to as well, and give my 10$ ! )"eterared"(Write an experience about my snakebites I should be getting soon.)"oedipa"(Keep reviewing experiences, buy the scrapbook.)"frog"(reviewing, and bmeshopping!)"Asidia"(Just submitted my first experience and have 2 more to go!)"wicked1"(review loads and send in my new gauging experience)"JesusLovesPunk"(added 75 pics today...)"telstar"(I will continue to pay for my IAM membership and send in more pix)"TheJestfulPoet"(Chatroom Op, Submit & Review Experiences, Full BME Member, Cash)"distortion"(Just sent in an experience, and I'm reviewing)"Easy_Charl"(i paid for my 6 month iam access today!)"catDevi"(Just paid up and will continue to review experiences.)"EvilKiTTie"(submit pics, do some experience reviews)"heliophobe"(BMEshop and adding experiences when I get my new mods)"*dookieangel*"(reviewing and submitting my hood experience)"intellif"(review, write experiences, $$$ whatever's needed..here to help :D)"Joannananananana"(submit more experiences and pictures)"jRuntlets"(I'm going to pay for a membership... once I find the cash!)"TheWitch"(Reveiw experiences, to catch up with you! And maybe submit some )"Vanilla"(Contributing images, reviewing experiences, and donating.)"Kraz_Eric"(more pictures, an experience, and pay for my IAM page....)"giselle"(I pay for IAM, buy from BMEshop, review and submit experiences...)"Michis"(Review experiences and submit more photos)"dollsnatch"(buying BME Shop stuff, and reviewing looooaaads of experiences)"Mike Mars"(More reviewing, I bought the modcon book as well)"Anaesthetise"(review, submit, donate...be an active member as much as I can)"plotski46"(Review many experiences, and submit my nipple piercing story.)"hunterjackson"(I will keep my page up and offer help to my friends here on iam!)"bizarroboy"(I'll keep writing that confuses, conflicts and confounds people.)"Angel82"(I like to review experiences and add my own when I get pierced)"kd"(I just sent in an experience tonight)"Kinderfeld69"(I review experiences, and submit all pictures I can)"OralDefecation"(I paid for my membership to IAM. And I bought plugs from BMESHOP)"Amadahy"(I donated to the bucket)"amalthea"(more experieces, photos, and $$$)"lokey"(submitting pictures of latest tattoo)"LoTuS"(sending in my pics, and buying some more bme shirts)"Stickboy22"(i have a constant membership, and i want some shirts soon)"ivonkohler"(Sent in photo's of my ugly mug + i'll write some experiences soon)"Mrs_bungle_"(experiences-reviews + writing, and pics if i can sort em')"Jack"(Bought a full membership on a pay-monthly thingummabob)"sewingmyfish"(have just written three new experiences to submit...)"())crayon))>"(Gonna be taking piccies of my new piercing when I get it )"DIY'er"(perhaps a submission. ... and bmeshop. )"Nikki Knuckles"(I've been reviewing a lot, but I think I suck at it. )"exitus84"(make some playpiercings . . .)"jessa"(hey! you laughin at me?)"annonamiss"(stories and pix!!)"rhi"(pay for my account and buy lots of bmeshop stuff)"nibjet"(I just sent an experience, and payday is next Friday.)"gothicphoenixx"(reviewing experiences, submitting another editorial/experience)"AnotherBleedingHeart"(write another experience & log my navel streach to submit later)"EziliGede"(reading/writing experiences)"papercut"(I am going to donate fifty pounds sterling to BME)"squiggles"(well I write experiances that you review, and do reviewing myself)"PerfectAngel"(Full membership, and will send in a few experiences.)"incur"(payment, sponsor, sponsor, sponsor and review! )"CelticFairie"(Get some pics up, more experiences, i already payed the $10)"curlyhare1"(im outta experiences to write, which leaves submiting pics!)"crazybrujo"(by deleting old diary entries and galleries that waste space)"ephemeral"(pics, experiences, money.)"kmason"(I just had an experience approved...now I'll go back to reviewing)"DIVINITY"(inspiring words : fuck it !)"Bryan"(review experiances, write one or two, send some pics)"LostEtrnl"(more pics, possibly another experience, and more reviewing...)"YoungMom"(I've just started reviewing and where ever else I am needed)"KaoolS"(I paid for my and my bf's accounts and I buy stuff from BMEshop.)"Girl"(continue to review, submit pics and experiences)"Maribelle Lebre"(I am submitting a ritual tattoo experience.)"purrtykitty4m"(To write and review more experiences!)"Caroline June"(Reviewing experiences I imagine.)"Scarred"(put up an experience a few days ago now i got the camera out!)"meechums"(experiences, pictures, sponsership )"Shit Disturber"(review experiences)"gangrel of finna"(A wild serlection of pix and maybe some expierences)"juniper"(I'm reviewing like a madwoman!)"MyDaydream"(I am going to send in some more spiffy photographs)"wrongway152"(wrote in an experience, which you reviewed! thanks! x)"dave"(review experiences )"kay"(give everyone hugs?)"Poppie"(I have submitted about 6 pics today and started IAM:SelfPiercing )"Superstarlet AD"(I'm currently writing the Tooth Filing FAQ)"StealingTheMoj"(pimp it out to everyone i see...and review experiences )"shpluck"(experience reviews and adding some pictures and an experience)"soontohang"(Reviewing is fun!!!)"InnerDemons"(Submitted a couple of experiences)"kermee"(I just paid for my membership and write my lobes experience!)"ataxia"(having my conch dermal punched at 4mm in the next few weeks.)"Moosh"(with lots of pic's..)"belladivision7"(Continue manically reviewing experiences.)"pinface"(Submit pictures of my brand spanking new double nape piercings!)"Bear151556"(REveiw Expeiences, and finish writing a few of my own so I can su)"Kittybeth"(Submit a few more experiences and a photoset; reviewing )"Mistress Kittenn"(I'm going to add my nostril 2 experience and review experiences)"Paranoid"(ive just submitted another hundred or so pictures for my gallery)"dazedeagle"(I'm reviewing! plus I plan to add some pics...)"Glow"(Hi there! )"ZombinaCorpse"(I'm going to submit some more pictures of my mods!)"gretel"(continuing to submit to bme hard, reviewing experiences. xx)"devilskebab"(I've gone and paid for a subscription)"Ron Garza"(ill continue sending shannon pics of my work,.as i have since '96)"TMHahn"(Read and submit more experiences.)"509mike"(Submit scrotal ladder experience)"Efix"(picture submission, reviewing experiences and writing one too)"ohcupcakes"(submitted experience of my new industrial. will submit pics soon!)"

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